Verse
A#m
Oh my father said
C#
"Just keep silent
F#
And in the places where you've been
F
Nobody will say you've been seen"
A#m
And I go to the woods
C#
Once or twice a year
F#
And I sing "doo doo doo"
F
When they shave my hair
Chorus
Fm
And I can see the vultures
A#m
The starvin' vultures
F# C# F
And the old man's ghost
Fm
I see the vultures
A#m
The starvin' vultures
F# C# F A#m
Killin' two white goats
Verse 2
A#m C#
And in the big, big, big cities
F# F
I gave all I got
A#m C#
And I shared a secret with a stranger
F# F
For he won't say it to my father
Chorus
Fm
And I can see the vultures
A#m
The starvin' vultures
F# C# F
And the old man's ghost
Fm
I see the vultures
A#m
The starvin' vultures
F# C# F A#m
Killin' two white goats